Over 330 households to receive additional financial assistance for energy costs 

SANTA FE — Starting Oct. 3, 2024, approximately 334 New Mexican households affected by the South Fork and Salt fires will receive supplemental payments from the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). Eligible households will automatically receive their payments by mail, requiring no further action on their part. 

“These supplemental payments will provide much needed relief to help affected LIHEAP customers manage energy costs as they continue to recover,” said Niki Kozlowski, Director of Income Support Division. 

To qualify for the Disaster LIHEAP supplemental benefit, households must have received a regular LIHEAP payment from Oct.1, 2023 to June 25, 2024, and reside in one of the affected zip codes 88355, 88345, 88346, 88312 or 88340.  

These federal funds will help New Mexicans living in areas that were included in the Federal Disaster Declaration for the South Fork and Salt fires.  

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LIHEAP assists eligible lower-income individuals and families with their heating and cooling costs. LIHEAP also contracts with the New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority to assist individuals with weatherization costs to include weather stripping, windows, furnaces, water heaters, cooking stoves, caulking and insulation.  

We talk, interpret and smile in all languages.  We provide written information to our customers in both English and Spanish and interpretation services are available in 58 languages through our provider, CTS Language Link. For our hearing, and speech impaired customers, we utilize Relay New Mexico, a free 24-hour service that ensures equal communication access via the telephone to individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing, deaf-blind or speech disabled.